{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/67b8b78186a56284d07a1536?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reign the swamp: Trump’s power grab","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1740158325743-ba4a1453-9752-40d6-a6b2-da423ea993f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/02/13/donald-trump-wants-states-and-cities-to-do-as-they-are-told?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reshaping the American presidency</a>. He has issued more than 70 executive orders, seeking more control over spending and the civil service. How is Mr Trump trying to extend the presidency’s power—and will the courts and Congress stop him?</p><p><br></p><p>Charlotte Howard hosts with Idrees Kahloon and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by Steve Vladeck, of Georgetown Law, and Saikrishna Prakash, of the University of Virginia School of Law.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}